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Determining Your Needs

Home vs. Inpatient
Hospice Care

When most people think of hospice care, they think of it as inpatient service at a hospital or a long-term care facility. Yet hospice care can also be provided on an outpatient basis, meaning that it can be offered in your home.
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Advantages of Home Hospice Care

Peace of mind

Home hospice care is a good choice for many people because it allows the patient to be cared for in the warmth and familiarity of their own home by his or her family and friends.

Home hospice care provides:

Your own hospice medical team

Periodic or 24-hour care

Respite care

Pain and medication management

Physical and emotional therapy

Family counseling

Home hospice eliminates:

Fear, anxiety or distaste associated with going to a hospital

Travel requirements to the hospital or nursing home

Assistance
Advantages of Inpatient Hospice Care

Hospital or Facility

Inpatient hospice care is generally a good choice for patients who live alone without family or if the may not be emotionally or physically able to provide care for the patient at home.

If family members are finding it difficult to cope with the demands of caregiving, then the patient may need to be admitted into hospice inpatient care.

Inpatient care provides:

24-hour care at a hospital or nursing facility

Respite care

Pain and medication management

Physical and emotional therapy

Family counseling

Social environment

WELCOME HOME

Schedule home-hospice consultation

Home hospice care is often considered to be the best choice for individuals who are comfortable with their own home surroundings. Hospice care is generally covered by Medicare or Medicaid. For more information, schedule a home-hospice consultation today.